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Obama wins enough Senate support for Iran deal
US
President Barack Obama, surrounded by a number of lawmakers, including
Barbara Mikulski (C) D-MD, in the White House, in Washington DC on 29
January 2009 (AFP)
Wednesday 2 September 2015
With Democrat Barbara Mikulski's support, Iran nuclear deal now has 34 backers in Senate - the number needed to uphold Obama's veto
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US
President Barack Obama, surrounded by a number of lawmakers, including
Barbara Mikulski (C) D-MD, in the White House, in Washington DC on 29
January 2009 (AFP) 
Wednesday 2 September 2015With Democrat Barbara Mikulski's support, Iran nuclear deal now has 34 backers in Senate - the number needed to uphold Obama's veto
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday earned sufficient congressional
backing to ensure the Iran nuclear deal does not get blocked, when a
34th senator announced her support for the accord.
Most US lawmakers are opposed to the deal, which would ease punishing
economic sanctions on Tehran while preventing it from advancing its
nuclear program. Many Republicans warn that the Islamic republic will
seek to cheat its way to an atomic bomb.
Should Congress pass a resolution that disapproves of the deal, Obama
would veto it. Overcoming the veto would require a two-thirds vote in
the Senate and House of Representatives.
With veteran Senate Democrat Barbara Mikulski announcing her support
Wednesday, the deal now has 34 backers in the Senate -- the number
needed to uphold Obama's veto.
While the deal is not perfect, Mikulski said, "I have concluded that
this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is the best option available to
block Iran from having a nuclear bomb."
She added that while she will vote for the deal, "Congress must also
reaffirm our commitment to the safety and security of Israel."
Republicans are unified in their opposition to the Iran accord, warning
that the easing of sanctions will provide Iran with a windfall of up to
$150 billion, which they say could be funnelled toward terrorist
operations or actions against US ally Israel.
Democrats "own it," number two Senate Republican John Cornyn posted on
Twitter. "Iran deal done. With Mikulski, Obama has all the votes he
needs."
Kerry makes the case
Secretary of State John Kerry, in Philadelphia to deliver a major speech
on the Iran deal, said the Islamic republic will be required to live up
to the agreement in full, including taking steps to expand its weapons
breakout time, before it starts to benefit from sanctions relief.
"Without this agreement, Iran's so-called breakout time was about two
months. With this agreement it will increase by a factor of six, to at
least a year, and will remain at that level for a decade or more," Kerry
said.
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Two top Democratic senators -- Chuck Schumer and Robert Menendez -- are
opposed to the deal, as are a handful of House Democrats, including
Steve Israel, the chamber's highest-ranking Jewish member.
Congress is set to vote later this month on the accord, which was
reached in July between Tehran and six world powers -- Britain, China,
France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
The White House is now eyeing another key threshold in the Senate.
Should 41 senators back Obama, they could filibuster, meaning
Republicans would not have the 60 votes needed to advance the resolution
of disapproval.
That would save Obama the embarrassing step of cobbling together a
minority coalition for a veto to preserve his landmark agreement, a
process that would sow doubts among an already skeptical American public
and Washington's international partners, which are keen to see strong
US commitment to the accord.
Among Democrats in support, many have expressed deep concern about
Iran's adherence to the accord, and stressed it is the lesser of several
evils.
"The alternative, to me, is a scenario of uncertainty and isolation,"
Senator Chris Coons said Tuesday as he announced support for the accord.
Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential race have slammed the Iran deal as a concession to an odious regime.
"When I'm president, we won't just reverse President Obama's dangerous
Iran deal. We will increase sanctions on Iran," Senator Marco Rubio
said.
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